James George Frazer

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The awe and dread with which the untutored savage contemplates his mother-in-law are amongst the most familiar facts of anthropology.

James George Frazer

The Golden Bough

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Topic

Mother in law

Author

James George Frazer

Source

The Golden Bough

Language

English

Time

1922 1920s 20th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Frazer, James George. The Golden Bough. London: The Macmillan Company, 1922, ch. 18, sect. 3.

Current Citation

Frazer, James George. The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion. Oxford University Press, 1998, ch. 18, sect. 3.

By religion, then, I understand a propitiation or conciliation of powers superior to man which are believed to direct and control the course of nature and of human life.

James George Frazer

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Topic

Religion

Author

James George Frazer

Source

The Golden Bough

Genre

Religious literature

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Definition

Language

English

Time

1922 1920s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Frazer, James George. The Golden Bough. London: The Macmillan Company, 1922, ch. 4.

Current Citation

Frazer, James George. The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion. Oxford University Press, 1998, ch. 4.